Lyman Good vs. Ben Askren official for Bellator 33 in October

Undefeated Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight champion Lyman Good (10-0 MMA, 3-0 BFC) returns to action for the first time since claiming the title in June 2009 when he faces season-two tourney winner Ben Askren (6-0 MMA, 3-0 BFC).

While Askren first announced the bout on Twitter four weeks ago, Bellator officials today made a more formal announcement.

Good and Askren will square off on the main card of Bellator 33, which takes place Oct. 21 at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

As with all Bellator events, the main card, headlined by a lightweight non-title fight between champ Eddie Alvarez and UFC veteran Roger Huerta, airs on FOX Sports Net.

“Lyman dominated season one and Ben dominated season two,” Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stated in today’s release. “This is a great welterweight championship fight between two world-class undefeated welterweights.”

The title fight marks Good’s first bout since his successful title run in 2009. Good, a one-time IFL fighter, submitted Hector Urbina and then knocked out Jorge Ortiz and Omar De La Cruz to win the organization’s first 170-pound title and championship. However, the Bellator 33 title defense represents his first fight in 16 months.

Good now meets fellow unbeaten Askren, the famed University of Missouri wrestler who’s quickly found success in MMA. After signing with Bellator earlier this year after a trio of wins in smaller organizations, Askren entered the season-two welterweight tournament and cruised with a submission win over Ryan Thomas and subsequent decision wins over Thomas (a replacement fighter) in the semis and Dan Hornbuckle in the tournament finale.

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